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Recognised as Colour

#DAA149

  • #DAA149
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#DAA149 is a orange with RGB values 218, 161, 73 and HSL 36°, 66%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DAA149#DAA149
HEX#DAA149
RGBrgb(218, 161, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.6314, 0.2863
RGB percentages85.5%, 63.1%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(36.4, 66.2%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.4, 66.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 26.1%, 66.5%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,328,137
CSS custom property--colour: #DAA149;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#255EB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B6A33Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B14Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EC928Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4982DA
Analogous#DA5849, #CBDA49
Triadic#49DAA1, #A149DA
Split complementary#49CBDA, #5849DA
Tetradic#49DA58, #4982DA, #DA49CB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCF9F3
Lighter +30%#F4E3C8
Lighter +20%#EBCD9E
Lighter +10%#E3B773
Darker −10%#C78929
Darker −20%#9D6C20
Darker −30%#734F17
Darker −40%#48320F
More saturated +25%#F5A72E
Less saturated −25%#BF9B64

Channel breakdown

R218
G161
B73
Red218 (85.5%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue36.41°
Saturation (HSL)66.21%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G A1 · B 49

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